Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp (NYSE: AUB) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 16.05x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.91. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AUB is 88.81M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.16% of that float. On December 27, 2024, the average trading volume of AUB was 963.90K shares.
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AUB) stock’s latest price update
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp (NYSE: AUB)’s stock price has gone rise by 0.97 in comparison to its previous close of 38.26, however, the company has experienced a 3.12% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-10-31 that All stocks have at least five fiscal years of dividend growth history and come from the U.S. Dividend Champions List. They have an average increase of 5.2% and a median increase of 4.2%. There are sixteen increases for next week, up from six last week.
AUB’s Market Performance
AUB’s stock has risen by 3.12% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -11.30% and a quarterly rise of 4.18%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.96% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.75% for Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.03% for AUB’s stock, with a 5.90% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AUB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AUB stocks, with Hovde Group repeating the rating for AUB by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for AUB in the upcoming period, according to Hovde Group is $45 based on the research report published on September 13, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Hovde Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AUB reach a price target of $46, previously predicting the price at $40. The rating they have provided for AUB stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on July 26th, 2024.
Stephens gave a rating of “Overweight” to AUB, setting the target price at $36 in the report published on September 13th of the previous year.
AUB Trading at -4.16% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AUB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -13.27% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.75%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.96%, as shares sank -9.26% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.75% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AUB rose by +3.12%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +12.56% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $40.68. In addition, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp saw 5.72% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AUB starting from Ellett Frank Russell, who purchase 5,000 shares at the price of $31.71 back on Jun 06 ’24. After this action, Ellett Frank Russell now owns 47,334 shares of Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp, valued at $158,550 using the latest closing price.
Ellett Frank Russell, the Director of Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp, purchase 5,000 shares at $31.54 during a trade that took place back on Jun 07 ’24, which means that Ellett Frank Russell is holding 52,334 shares at $157,700 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AUB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.03 for the present operating margin
- 2.08 for the gross margin
The net margin for Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp stands at 0.96. The total capital return value is set at -0.0. Equity return is now at value 7.48, with 0.91 for asset returns.
Based on Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp (AUB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.2 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.32. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.25. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.01.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 261.6 million with net debt to EBITDA at -36.51. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 17.22. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.07.
Conclusion
To sum up, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp (AUB) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
